Celiac.com 03/30/2021 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about alcoholic seltzer. Specifically, which brands of gluten-free seltzer are gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease?
Alcoholic seltzers have become extremely popular, and there are literally dozens of brands on the market. According to Wikipedia, "Hard seltzer, spiked seltzer or hard sparkling alcohol water is a type of highball drink containing carbonated water, alcohol, and often fruit flavoring. In the US the alcohol is usually made by fermenting cane sugar; sometimes malted barley is used."
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The key to the answer is to find brands that are naturally fermented, or contain distilled alcohol, and do not include malted barley. Read labels and choose carefully.
These top brands ofalcoholic seltzers are gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease:
Arctic Summer
- Spiked pineapple pomelo seltzer
- Spiked ruby red grapefruit seltzer
- Spiked raspberry lime seltzer
- Spiked black cherry seltzer
Bodega Bay Hard Seltzer
- Apple
- Cherry
- Elderflower
Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer
- Black Cherry Rosemary
- Grapefruit
- Pear Elderflower
- Cranberry
- Clementine Hibiscus
- Lemon Lime
- Prickly Pear
Bold Rock Seltzer
- Berry
- Blackberry Hard Lemonade Seltzer
- Blood Orange Hard Lemonade Seltzer
- Cucumber Melon
- Grapefruit
- Original Hard Lemonade Seltzer
- Passion Fruit
- Strawberry Hard Lemonade Seltzer
Briggs Hard Seltzer
- Grapefruit
- Pineapple
- Cranberry
WARNING: Bud Light Seltzer sold in Canada contains malt and is NOT gluten free.
Bud Light Seltzer
- Black Cherry Bud Light Seltzer
- Strawberry Bud Light Seltzer
- Lemon Lime Bud Light Seltzer
- Mango Bud Light Seltzer
Bud Light Seltzer Lemonade
- Original Lemonade
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Black Cherry Lemonade
- Peach Lemonade
Bud Light Platinum Seltzer
- Bud Light Platinum Original
- Bud Light Platinum Blood Orange
- Bud Light Platinum Citrus
- Bud Light Platinum Wild Berry
Bud Light Seltzer Iced Tea
- Bud Light Seltzer Iced Tea Raspberry
Bud Light Seltzer Out of Office
- Classic Lime Margarita
- Mango Mai Tai
- Strawberry Daquiri
- Watermelon Mojito
Cape Line
- Hard Strawberry Lemonade
- Margarita
- Blackberry Mojito
Coors Hard Seltzer
- Black Cherry
- Grapefruit
- Lemon Lime
- Mango
Corona Hard Seltzer
- Passion Fruit
- Pineapple
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
Crook & Marker
- Black Cherry
- Tangerine
- Strawberry Lemon
- Blackberry Lime
- Grapefruit
- Mango
- Peach
High Noon Sun Sips
- Grapefruit
- Pineapple
- Black Cherry
- Watermelon
Michelob ULTRA Organic Seltzers
- Citrus
- Cucumber Lime
- Mango Apricot
- Mixed Berry
- Peach Pear
- Spicy Pineapple
Mighty Swell
- Watermelon Mint
- Peach
- Cherry Lime
- Grapefruit
Nauti Seltzer
- Watermelon
- Black Cherry
- Blueberry Lemonade
- Mixed Berry
Truly -According to the Truly website, Truly Hard Seltzer "contains no gluten, liquor or spirits. The alcohol (ABV 5%) comes from fermenting all natural cane sugar.”
- Wild Berry
- Blueberry & Acai
- Raspberry Lime
- Black Cherry
- Lime
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Lemon
- Pineapple
- Mango
- Passion Fruit
- Watermelon & Kiwi
- Rosé
- Truly on Tap (unflavored)
White Claw - According to the White Claw website, "White Claw Hard Seltzer is made with naturally gluten-free ingredients."
- Black Cherry
- Mango
- Natural Lime
- Ruby Grapefruit
- Raspberry
- Watermelon
- Lemon
- Tangerine
- Pineapple
- Clementine
A number of hard seltzer are crafted to remove gluten. Many people with celiac disease report no problem with gluten-removed alcohol products, like gluten-removed beers, but we recommend choosing gluten-free seltzers, especially with so many to choose from.
Gluten-Removed Hard Seltzers include:
Press Premium Hard Seltzer
- Blackberry Hibiscus
- Grapefruit Cardamom
- Pomegranate Ginger
- Lime Lemongrass
- Pear Chamomile
Pura Still Spiked Still Water
- Blackberry
- Mango
- Mandarin Orange
Smirnoff Spiked Sparkling Seltzer
- Cranberry Lime
- Berry Lemonade
- Raspberry Rosé White Peach Rosé
- Pink Apple Rosé
- Strawberry Rosé
- Piña Colada
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